George Brighton

1866 - 1947  (80 years)

• Name	George Brighton
  Born	2 Feb 1866	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165145268
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of England
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Factory Hand
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Finisher, Shop
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-175300
  Died	29 Jan 1947	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I175300	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Brighton,   b. CALC 24 Dec 1818, , England ,   d. 2 Feb 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Mother	Amy Wilson,   b. CALC 12 Aug 1818, , Suffolk, England ,   d. 12 Mar 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	1838  [4]
  Family ID	F7836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena "Lena" Schroder,   b. Apr 1871, Arran Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Children	1. May Brighton,   b. Jul 1899, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Gladys Lorraine Brighton,   b. 18 Jul 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 103 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F175253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  George Brighton George Brighton, 80, of 18 Maurice St., died last night at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born Feb. 2, 1866, in Conestogo. Deceased was a member of St. John's Anglican Church. His wife, the former Lena Schrader, died in November, 1941. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Daniel (Amy) Donohue of Albany, N.Y., and Mrs. Leonard (Gladys) Snider of Kitchener. Two grand- children also survive, Remains are resting at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home where funeral service will be held on Sat- urday at 3:30 p.m. Interment will be made in Woodland Cemetery. Rev. J. N. H. Mills, rector of the church, will offlicate.

  
  

• Sources

  [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 70. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 42. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 20. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 1 Page 2.

  
  

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  Born - 2 Feb 1866 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Factory Hand - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Finisher, Shop - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Jan 1947 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth